Rattray Kimura Foundation
The Rattray Kimura Foundation is a private foundation dedicated to supporting arts, culture, and education. Its mission is reflected in its funding of various cultural organizations, educational institutions, and scholarship programs, demonstrating a commitment to enhancing access to the arts and higher education. The foundation primarily serves nonprofit organizations involved in the arts and education sectors, including museums and universities. Its grantmaking includes general support for a range of initiatives, highlighting its focus on sustaining and promoting cultural and educational endeavors.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established arts, culture, or education institutions (museums, schools, universities, scholarship programs) with an existing relationship or regional connection to the foundation, especially organizations in New York or other states the foundation has historically funded.
Good Fit
- • Organizational mission in arts, culture, or higher education.
- • Track record as an established nonprofit or an educational institution.
- • Existing relationship, referral, or prior contact with the foundation or trustees.
- • Need for general operating support or scholarship support rather than a narrow project RFP.
- • Located in or connected to New York (or one of the other states the foundation has funded).
Geography
In the latest year grants went to organizations in five states and prior years show funding to 5–8 states; however New York receives a clear majority share (about 63% in 2024).
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded 11 distinct recipients in 2022, 27 in 2023, and 18 in 2024, including museums, schools, universities, and cultural organizations; although dollars are concentrated among a few large grants, the count of independent grantees is substantial.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly states it funds only preselected recipients and provides no public submission route; while some new grantees have appeared in filings (for example 19 new recipients in 2023 and 4 new in 2024), the declared preselection policy and lack of contact channels make unsolicited entry unlikely.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
